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Erik Guay: It’s all about family

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December 27, 2013

This 30 Seconds to Greatness Series features Olympians or Olympic Hopefuls telling Canada in 30 seconds (or less) how they overcame obstacles and reached greatness. Alpine skier Erik Guay took downhill gold at a recent World Cup event in Italy only one month after returning from a knee injury. Now gunning for Sochi 2014, Guay credits his success to a strong family support system.

History will be made in 2016 when Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hosts the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, marking the first time that a South American country will welcome the world to an Olympic Games. It is also just the third time that the Games will be held in the southern hemisphere, following Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000.